Kristian Prenga has been backed to upset Anthony Joshua "like [Andy] Ruiz did" by sparring partner Brandon Moore ahead of their fight on Saturday in Saudi Arabia. <p>Joshua's first professional defeat came at the hands of Ruiz in 2019, in a monumental upset at Madison Square Garden that saw Joshua lose his IBF, WBA and WBO titles.</p><p>Though Joshua – who is fighting Prenga (20-1-0, 20 KOs) as a warm-up bout for his highly-anticipated fight against Tyson Fury in the winter – is heavily favoured against the Albanian, Moore feels that the British heavyweight could be subject to a similar shock defeat in Jeddah.</p><widget id="1"></widget><ul><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13562263/tyson-fury-vs-anthony-joshua-could-the-heavyweight-super-fight-go-to-principality-stadium-2am-start-shouldnt-be-an-issue">Could Fury-AJ go to Principality Stadium? 2am start shouldn't be an issue</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13563147/caroline-dubois-seeking-next-piece-of-the-undisputed-puzzle-but-blasts-ibf-champion-elif-nur-turhan-as-she-turns-to-stephanie-han">Caroline Dubois blasts 'joker' and targets WBA champion Stephanie Han</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.skysports.com/boxing/news/12183/13562224/johnny-fisher-signs-with-zuffa-boxing-and-will-fight-on-september-26-at-londons-copper-box-arena-live-on-sky-sports">Johnny Fisher fights live on Sky Sports after signing with Zuffa Boxing</a></strong></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.sky.com/tv/sports?dcmp=Ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">Get Sky Sports</a> or <a href="https://www.nowtv.com/watch-sky-sports-online?DCMP=ilc_skysports_nc_articlelink" target="_blank">stream with no contract on NOW</a></strong></li></ul> <widget id="2"></widget><p>"[Prenga] looks really, really, really good in sparring right now. It's going to be a pretty entertaining fight," Moore told S<em>ky Sports.</em></p><p>"I think that he has a pretty good shot of beating him, and I think he's bigger than Joshua. Joshua just has a muscular physique, but Prenga's a bigger man.</p> <widget id="4"></widget><p>"It's going to be a tough fight, but I think he can catch [Joshua] the same way Andy Ruiz did.</p><p>"This is AJ's first fight back. AJ's had a lot of stuff going on in his life – nothing but respect to AJ, but when you're getting back into the ring, you haven't fought in a while, that ring rust is real.</p><p>"This is not a small thing – everybody's going to be watching."</p> <widget id="3"></widget><p>Moore, who is hopeful of his own high-profile bout against a UK heavyweight, was quick to emphasise the value of Prenga's fight against Joshua, which is undoubtedly the biggest of his career so far.</p><p>"I told [Prenga] that he has the opportunity of a lifetime. He has the opportunity that I would wish for.</p><p>"AJ is a great fighter, and he's done amazing things in the sport of boxing.</p><p>"But [Prenga] has the opportunity, you know, to be in the names of people that have beaten future Hall of Famers.</p><p>"Everything has to be aligned. He has to do everything perfectly."</p><p><strong>Watch Johnny Fisher fight in the Zuffa Boxing event at the Copper Box Arena on Saturday September 26, live on <em>Sky Sports</em></strong></p>
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